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Ab DeMarco's 1971-1972 season

Points
11
NHL#217
Goals
4
NHL#182
Assists
7
NHL#220
Plus/minus
+19
NHL#38
Games
48
61%
61% of 78

Defenceman Ab DeMarco was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 48 of a possible 78 games and scored 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points, 0.23 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ab DeMarco plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

    Ab was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–4MTL
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1NYR
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3TOR
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3NYR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7NYR
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1PIT
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      NYR7–1LAK
      W
      game 12/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ab DeMarco scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 3

    • The game
      NYR8–1CGS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYR
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYR
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–12NYR
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–8NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#155
      2
      goals
      NHL#130
      3
      assists
      NHL#162
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#15
      NYR
      14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4PIT
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1MNS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5NYR
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL1–9NYR
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–8NYR
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7836 of 39 played
      8
      points
      NHL#178
      3
      goals
      NHL#153
      5
      assists
      NHL#180
      +17
      +/-
      NHL#13
      NYR
      27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–0CGS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–5NYR
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7840 of 59 played
      11
      points
      NHL#189
      4
      goals
      NHL#158
      7
      assists
      NHL#194
      +21
      +/-
      NHL#15
      NYR
      38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1972
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS7–3NYR
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–0NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      NYR1–2TOR
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–5NYR
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ab DeMarco closes the 1971-1972 season with 11 points

    Points
    11
    NHL#217
    Games
    48of 78
    62%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#182
    Assists
    7
    NHL#220
    P/GP
    0.23
    NHL#207
    +/-
    +19
    NHL#38
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      NYR1–2MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    NYRvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ab DeMarco ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#86
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#77
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.25
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#22
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4